Russia Signs Agreement To Get $10B Investment From Saudi Arabia Amid Western Sanctions

Saudi Arabia signed a commitment to invest up to $10 billion in Russia within four to five years, Kirill Dmitriev, head of Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), told Sputnik News, a state-run news agency, on Monday.

Economic sanctions spare Western-tied Russian fund

WASHINGTON (AP) — Western business connections are complicating efforts to bring economic sanctions against executives and companies closely aligned with Russian President Vladimir Putin's inner circle.

BRICS aim to set up infrastructure fund, Russian investment fund says

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian Direct Investment Fund together with sovereign wealth funds from its peers among the BRICS developing nations aim to form a joint fund to invest in infrastructure projects, the RDIF said on Tuesday.

Barings Joins Russian Sovereign Wealth Fund In Far East Coal Private Equity Deal

This morning the Russian sovereign wealth vehicle, the Russian Direct Investment Fund, announced a joint investment with an offshoot of Barings Private Equity International, one of the biggest names in private equity worldwide.

Russia's VTB set to approve terms for $3.2 billion share sale

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's second-largest bank VTB (VTBR.MM) was set to push ahead with a 100 billion rouble $3.2 billion (2 billion pounds) share sale in the coming weeks to bolster its capital, even as its shares languish after a series of strategic missteps.

China Fund, VTB Capital Invest in Kerimov’s Uralkali

Billionaire Suleiman Kerimov and his partners in OAO Uralkali (URKA), the largest potash producer, sold bonds to China’s sovereign wealth fund and VTB Capital that can be exchanged for shares valued at about $3.2 billion.